What Are the Structural Features of Skid Steer Loader Wheel Rims?
Skid steer Loader Rims are commonly used inhigh-frequency steering, heavy-duty handling, and complex terrain environments, so their structural design must be more robust and durable than that of ordinary industrial rims. High-frequency emergency stops and turns, heavy-load lifting, and impact operations during use place significantly higher demands on the structural strength and fatigue resistance of the wheel rim.
As one of the world's top three professional OTR Rim Manufacturers, Traction has developed a10.5x17.5 high-strength skid steer loader rim solution to meet the high-impact, high-frequency steering, and complex working conditions required by skid steer loaders. This solution is widely used in harsh working conditions such as building construction, municipal construction, industrial handling, garden equipment, and demolition operations.
Traction's 10.5x17.5 rim is a high-strength one-piece design built for skid steer loaders operating under high-impact, high-frequency steering, and complex working conditions.
Contact UsThe Traction 10.5x17.5 skid steer loader rim mainly adopts a one-piece structure, which delivers higher overall rigidity, stronger impact resistance, is not easily deformed under high-frequency skid steering, and offers better sealing performance.
Compared to ordinary industrial rims, Traction's design is better suited to skid steer loaders' high-frequency sharp turns, heavy-load lifting, and long-term continuous operation, especially for construction waste handling, quarries, and muddy conditions.
Skid steer loaders generate significant lateral stress when turning in place. Traction's team of professional technical experts adopted a thickened center disc design to improve the overall load-bearing capacity of the rim, reduce the risk of disc surface fatigue cracking, and enhance heavy-load stability. This is particularly beneficial under heavy-duty accessory working conditions such as hydraulic breakers, heavy-duty buckets, and sweepers.
The 10.5x17.5 rim's deep groove design facilitates tire installation, provides more stable bead positioning, and reduces the risk of tire slippage.
Traction possesses the capability to independently produce steel profiles for wheel rims, determining the safety limits, consistency, and long-term reliability of the rims from the source. Compared to purchasing materials externally, this allows for more precise control over steel composition, improved steel consistency, enhanced overall rim strength, and improved fatigue resistance — crucial for skid steer loaders that frequently experience impacts, vibrations, and sideslip steering.
Traction's "one-stop" production model boasts a complete industrial chain from steel to finished wheel rims, encompassing steel rolling, mold design, high-precision forming, automated welding, surface treatment, and finished product inspection. This ensures that all products meet uniform high standards, truly achieving full-chain manufacturing and quality control for wheel rims.
1.Billet
2.Hot Rolling
3. Accessories Production
4. Finished Product Assembly
5. Painting
6. Finished Product
The factory employs automated welding processes and non-destructive testing (NDT), effectively ensuring stable weld strength, resistance to cracking under long-term heavy loads, and extended rim life — particularly suitable for skid steer loaders facing high-intensity construction conditions and continuous industrial operations.
Traction's mature and complete coating equipment provides industrial-grade spraying, powder coating, and anti-rust primer for skid steer loaders operating in conditions such as mud, salt spray, construction dust, and high humidity. This improves the corrosion resistance, appearance durability, and service life of the rims.
Combined with the factory's strict quality control system, the entire process is inspected from raw materials to molding, welding, and finished products, including dynamic balancing, weld inspection, and dimensional accuracy control.
Bead seat circumference inspection
Bolt hole inner diameter inspection
Color PT inspection of straight welds
Dial indicator to detect product runout
External micrometer to detect internal micrometer to detect the inner diameter of the center hole
Non-destructive testing of product weld quality
Outside diametermicromete to detect position
Radial assembly height inspection
Radial thickness inspection
Colorimeter to detect paint color difference
External micrometer to detect internal micrometer to detect the inner diameter of the center hole
Outside diametermicromete to detect position
Bead seat circumference inspection
Bolt hole inner diameter inspection
Color PT inspection of straight welds
Dial indicator to detect product runout
External micrometer to detect internal micrometer to detect the inner diameter of the center hole